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Head of Specialist Community Nursing

Royal Trinity Hospice London On-site senior full-time

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Description

The Head of Specialist Community Nursing will provide professional leadership to the specialist nursing workforce and work with the Specialist Community Nursing Team Leader to ensure effective operational delivery of services.

The post holder will provide strategic, professional and clinical leadership for the Hospice Specialist Community Nursing Service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, effective and responsive specialist palliative and end-of-life care across the community.

The post holder will lead the development of community nursing services, promote clinical excellence, assure quality and governance, and work collaboratively with local health and social care partners to support delivery of integrated palliative and end-of-life care.

The post holder will contribute to organisational strategy, service transformation and system-wide developments within palliative and end-of-life care.

Benefits:

  • Matching Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
  • Length of service for those joining directly from another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
  • Pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 7.5% or continuation of existing NHS pension
  • Generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays
  • Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans available
  • Free eyesight test for DSE users and contribution towards cost of glasses
  • 25% store discount in Trinity shops
  • Life assurance cover
  • Opportunities to attend events, e.g. staff lottery to attend biannual Gala dinner, participating in Royal visits, and annual summer garden party
  • Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes
  • Access to courses of free counselling

Skills

Required

  • Strategic leadership
  • Leading through others
  • Influencing and negotiation
  • Data analysis
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Organisational skills
  • Change management
  • Interpersonal skills
  • First-level Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
  • Degree in Nursing or relevant healthcare subject
  • Post-registration qualification in Palliative Care, Cancer Care or related speciality
  • Leadership and management training
  • CPD evidence

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Leadership qualification
  • Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
  • Teaching or Practice Assessor qualification

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0132-26-0030

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